Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sarnen is a town in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Sarnen is the capital of Obwalden. It has a population of 9400 of which 1100 are of foreign nationality (2000). There are 800 local businesses which employ 5857 people. 9% of these are in the agricultural sector, 31% in trade and industry, 60% in services. The main sights of Sarnen are: Landenberg (main square), the new Kollegikirche (church), the Grundacher mansion, the archive tower with a white book, and the historic museum. Sarnen is renowed for its traditional music. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.